Following Pillen’s Budget Memo, Nebraska Leaders Detail Plans to Cut Staff, Increase Fees

Following Pillen’s budget memo, Nebraska leaders detail plans to cut staff, increase fees

Records obtained Friday by Nebraska Public Media News show state agencies are using a number of strategies – ranging from cutting positions to potentially having employees sleep in cars rather than in hotel rooms – in response to Gov. Jim…

House begins budget reviewHouse begins budget review

THE House of Representatives began on Monday its hearings to scrutinize the 2027 National Expenditure Program (NEP).The review started with a briefing by the Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC), tackling the budget proposals of different departments, agencies and government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs).Speaker Faustino Dy III vowed that the chamber would subject next year’s spending plan to rigorous scrutiny to ensure t…

Arizona House slashes staff after budget cuts

By Dennis Welch | AZ Family Layoffs are hitting the Arizona State Capitol, but it isn’t the politicians who are losing their jobs. Instead, the cuts are falling on the everyday workers who keep the building running and the lights on. The Arizona House of Representatives slashed about 10% of its staff. The staff reductions span vital, non-partisan and administrative roles, ranging from secretaries and security personnel to legislative analysts. A…